ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308251
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop A-17A Nomad Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 BGS RCAF |
| Registration: | 3498 |
| MSN: | 36-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 miles west of RCAF Mont Joli, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Mont Joli, QC |
| RCAF Mont Joli, QC |
Nomad, 3498, of the 9 BGS (Bombing & Gunnery School) at Mont Joli QC, had been on a post-maintenance test flight. During the test flight, the pilot had made port and starboard turns, but on a subsequent turn, entered a spin from which he did not recover. The aircraft burst into flames when it crashed to the ground approximately 9 miles west of RCAF Mont Joli. Pilot F/O Edward G Meade and observer Cpl. John T. Vasileff were killed.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/meade-edward-griffin.html
https://caspir.warplane.com/bin/warplanero.exe?action=webprograms&subaction=airserialscanadian&aircraftno=200001145
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/mckie-to-middlemiss/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24440429/edward-griffin-meade
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40018311/john-thomas-vasileff
Joe Baugher: Northrop MSN 36-330; Temp delivery registration NX-N17; RCAF 3498
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2023 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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